RE: Widow and loss
October 17, 2021 at 11:00 pm
(This post was last modified: October 17, 2021 at 11:03 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(October 17, 2021 at 2:57 pm)luthermaze Wrote: im looking for a good message board/forum for widows or those of loss. a friend of mine is looking for a support group of some kind and id like to find a secular or less religious one online for her to go to. hard as hell finding anything online fucking spending hours.
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Although this is not strictly a self help forum, many of the people here are compassionate and accepting. Pretty sure no one here would be deliberately cruel.
With one exception so far, all of the adults I've known who died were elderly. So I was sad but not hopelessly so.
On 15 July 2019, my most beloved male friend, of 50 year's standing, died of gastric cancer. It took months and was awful to witness. Even though I was prepared for his death, I was shattered. Still think of him every day, and that's OK. Sometimes we just need to let ourselves be sad. Problem is, it's not always easy to work when that's right. Just one bit of advice: Never let anyone tell you what you should be feeling, about anything.
I've only recently returned to this forum after a break of nine years. Before jumping in, I lurked for couple of weeks, reading as many posts as I could. That helped me sort the sheep from the goats so to speak. I think taking one's time is probably a good idea if one is thinking of joining a forum . Some are really great. Many are not. This one isn't bad in my opinion.
